Ducky Outlaw 65 vs Varmilo Sword 2 68 R2
Get the Ducky Outlaw 65 for hot-swappable and qmk.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Ducky Outlaw 65
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 30% of 65% boards under $300.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Get the
Varmilo Sword 2 68 R2
Build quality in the bottom 30% of 65% boards under $300.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
The differences that matter
Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.
Ducky Outlaw 65
Varmilo Sword 2 68 R2
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
VIA
Yes
No
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
Plate material
CarbonFiber
Aluminum
Screw-in stabilizers
Yes
No
Easier to tune than the plate-mount stabs you get prebuilt
- Ducky Outlaw 65
- Varmilo Sword 2 68 R2
- Performance
- 6745
- Build quality
- 7352
- Productivity
- 8543
- Customizability
- 8854
- Portability
- 7667
- Layout size: 65%
- Case material: Aluminum
- Mount style: Plate Mount
Ducky Outlaw 65 vs Varmilo Sword 2 68 R2 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
8 of 19 specs differ
Ducky Outlaw 65
Varmilo Sword 2 68 R2
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Backlight
QMK
VIA
Mac & Windows
Released
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